I hear boats MILES away talking to other stations within sight of them. I
hear boats MILES away talking to the guy on the dock with a portable (within
view) to ask if there is a slip available for dining. I hear calls to the
marina for service....and the marina is 10-15 MILES AWAY....and SO is the
maritime station!

I am able to complete 95% of my communications on VHF with the LOW POWER
SETTING.....I wish other boaters would be aware of how they interfere
unnecessarily by not using low power whenever possible. ALL CALLS should be
tried on low power FIRST!

FIND THAT SWITCH and USE IT!!!!!!

Whew! ....that feels better. I'm probably preaching to the choir here on
the NG though......

Joe
wrote in message
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Folks, when you're out and about in your water conveyance, would you
PLEASE ensure your microphone is not in a place where it can be jammed
into the OPEN position? It seems every day someone ties up 16 by
sitting on their mike...it's DANGEROUS folks. In addition the
offending station is often DF'd by the CG and that can lead to
unpleasant consequences. Every boater needs to participate in making
the waters safe, and this is one way to do it.

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